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President Donald Trump claimed, “absolute immunity” in court against Jan 6th civil suits.His legal team says “this question has already been answered by the Supreme Court, which held that the immunity is rooted in constitutional separation of powers.”From Fox News:Former President Donald Trump is claiming “absolute immunity” in all civil suits pertaining to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.Trump’s preliminary statement to the court has been released, in which the former president’s legal team dismisses the possibility of civil suits against Trump entirely, citing presidential immunity.“This appeal requires the adjudication of a simple but important constitutional issue regarding the separation of...

Germany could be forced to scrap Oktoberfest celebrations and its famous Christmas markets as officials desperately search for ways to save energy after Russia began throttling gas supplies to Europe. Hanover yesterday became the first major city on the continent to announce it will turn off all hot water in public buildings to conserve energy, while Berlin has begun dimming streetlights and Augsburg has turned off public water fountains.

The suspect was identified as 62-year-old William Coleman of Beaumont, KBMT said, adding that he was taken to an area hospital for treatment for serious injuries. Coleman later was charged with aggravated robbery, the station said. Once Coleman is released from the hospital, he will be taken to the Jefferson County Jail and held on a $250,000 bond, KBMT reported.

The scientists believe that their discovery allows for many interesting new medical possibilities. A recently found lipid inhibits cell death. An organism uses programmed cell death as a critical tool to maintain its health. Various stress responses are triggered when a cell does not operate as it should. These responses aim to bring back the original cell function. One example is the process known as autophagy, in which a cell partly digests itself in order to acquire energy that it can utilize for its own repair. Should these efforts fail, the cell dies. This enables the body to combat conditions...

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the cases involving The New York Times, CBS, ABC, Gannett, and Rolling Stone Federal Judge Dismisses Nick Sandmann Defamation Lawsuits Against New York Times, Other Media Companies The controversial Nick Sandmann had his defamation lawsuits against a multitude of media companies dismissed by a U.S. District Court in Kentucky this week. Federal Judge William Bertelsman ruled that coverage of Sandmann which said he “blocked” a Native American man were “protected opinions,” and not defamation. Sandmann exploded amongst Conservative circles after footage of him when he was 16 years old at the March for Life...

A severe thunderstorm rolled through the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday night, causing major flooding and knocking out power to thousands. As of midnight, several intersections across the valley remained closed due to flooding, including areas of Maryland Parkway. The National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the valley until 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The National Weather Service issued the warning around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday as the storm moved toward the valley. A rain gauge on the Desert Inn arterial picked up a reading of more than an inch of rain.

The Health and Human Services Department has secured 171 million doses of new Covid vaccines that target the omicron variant in preparation for a fall booster campaign. The U.S. has agreed to purchase 66 million doses of Moderna's new vaccine formula in a $1.74 billion deal***The Moderna order comes on top of a $3.2 billion agreement to purchase 105 million doses of Pfizer's updated shots that target omicron. HHS expects to receive the first deliveries from Pfizer and Moderna early this fall. The new vaccines that target omicron still need to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration and...

China's threatening response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible trip to Taiwan indicates the communists could be eyeing an invasion of the island sooner than had been expected. That belief follows Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday warning President Joe Biden not to "play with fire" over Taiwan, Axios reported, citing a Chinese readout of a phone call between the two leaders. Even The Associated Press reported that Xi's tough language suggested Chinese leaders might believe Washington didn't understand the seriousness of previous warnings about Taiwan.

[Catholic Caucus] THE FRANCIS LAW: Cardinals Gregory, Cupich Implement Ban on Latin MassDespite all their talk about "listening" and the "Synodal Way," Francis and his fellow revolutionaries steadfastly REFUSE to listen to the hundreds of thousand of Catholics worldwide who choose to worship God at the Latin Mass -- the Mass of St. Faustina, St. José Sánchez del Río, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and Padre Pio. In the middle of a worldwide pandemic, why is the Church of Pope Francis persecuting faithful Catholics whose only crime is an earnest desire to have access to the Mass of their fathers, the Latin...

On Thursday, hours after a new government report showed that the economy had shrunk for a second straight quarter, Biden rejected the very idea that the country was in a recession. “That doesn’t sound like recession to me,” he said. He then abruptly walked away from the podium and ignored the scores of question tossed at him by the White House press. It may not sound like a recession to you. But have you asked anyone outside of experts, advisors and your staff what it feels like to the American people? People are feeling pain and a building fear, even...

Can We Accurately Diagnose the Bergoglio Disorder Afflicting the Church?For the sake of argument, think about how the Catholic world would react if we soon had a saintly pope who restored the Church’s liturgical practices to their pre-Vatican II state, solemnly denounced all of the heresies that have proliferated since Vatican II, excommunicated the various false shepherds, and embarked upon a holy path of promoting the rights of Christ the King. Almost certainly we would find that all of the nominal Catholics who hang on Bergoglio’s every word would no longer think much of the papacy. And all of us...

Is anyone paying for an insurance policy rider on their solar panels ? How much ? Is a $2 per $100 quote reasonable ?

A federal judge in Tennessee temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX proposal that would extend protection to transgender students. The proposal, first leaked in April, has received immense backlash from state attorneys general. ... Charles Atchley Jr., a federal judge in Tennessee, is pausing the Department of Education’s (DOEd) new Title IX regulations after 20 state attorneys general file a lawsuit against the Department, alleging that the new rules violate states' rights. New Title IX regulations were published by the DOEd on June 23, marking the 50th anniversary of the landmark regulation, which prohibits federally funded institutions from...

(Translation) The government of Mexico announced this afternoon that the authorities found 94 migrants, most of them Central Americans, in an abandoned trailer located on a highway in the State of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico. Carlos Enrique Escalante, Director of Migrant Services for the State of Veracruz, confirmed the finding to the Associated Press, explaining that the trailer was found Wednesday night with tens of migrants inside on the state's Acayucan-Sayula de Alemán Highway. Escalante also indicated that some of the migrants broke the trailer's container and began to make noise as they were desperate due to the...

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A day after the latest flood waters swept through Southwest Virginia, crews continue to assess the damage. Anthony Hubbard lives on South Mountain Road, which was destroyed during the flooding event and is now impassable.

29 July 2022Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus on Friday of week 17 in Ordinary Time Sts.Lazarus, Martha, Mary Church, Patton, PA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(II).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingJeremiah 26:1-9 ©Jeremiah preaches in the Temple of the Lord and is threatened with deathAt the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word was addressed to Jeremiah by the Lord, ‘The Lord says this: Stand in the court of the Temple of the Lord. To all the people of the towns of Judah...

3rd quarter GDP estimate: +2.1%

The Biden administration will be terribly vexed to learn that the one company it hates the most, Exxon (we are confident the sentiment is mutual) reported record Q2 earnings (largely thanks to Biden's SPR release which has proven to be a risk-free arb black gold mine for the company) which smashed expectations and also reiterated guidance while maintaining its generous $30 billion buyback program. The biggest North American oil explorer followed European giants Shell Plc and TotalEnergies, as well as US peer Chevron in disclosing unprecedented results. Here are the Q2 details for the company which is reaping the rewards...

ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a Black Sea port Friday as crews prepared terminals to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war, work that was inching forward a week after a deal was struck to allow critical food supplies to flow to millions of impoverished people facing hunger worldwide. “The first vessel, the first ship is being loaded since the beginning of the war,” Zelenskyy said at a port in the Odesa region. He said, however, that the departure of wheat and other grain will begin with several ships that were already loaded but could not...

THE FINAL CHAPTER – EPSTEIN’S SEX CLIENTS: Gateway Pundit Files Legal Action to Unseal and Identify The Global Elite Scumbags That Abused Trafficked Minors